Pulse: Net Stocks End Mixed Despite Boost in Nasdaq

Throw out all the talk that August is a boring month where nothing happens. This market is too big for that. And enough people must have stuck around to bid the Nasdaq up to 4200 level.

The Nasdaq ended the day up 102.53, or 2.5%, at 4206.34. Internet stocks, which outperformed Wednesday, closed mixed. TheStreet.com Internet Sector index closed down 2.89, or 0.3%, at 840.46 as Net stocks saw some profit-taking from Wednesday's run-up.

Net/Tech Indices INDEX CHANGE % VALUE TSC Internet 2.89 -0.3% 840.46 TSC E-Commerce 0.43 +1.0% 45.28 TSC E-Finance 0.06 +0.1% 49.03 Nasdaq 102.53 +2.5% 4206.34

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